Sports Stories from August 3, 2013 (Change date)
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Bears sign tight end PopeAug 04, 2013 12:07 am - The Bears have signed tight end Leonard Pope to a one-year contract. The 6-foot-8 Pope has 105 receptions for 982 yards and 11 touchdowns over seven seasons with the Ari...
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Franklin wins 5th gold, Ledecky sets another WRAug 03, 2013 9:54 pm - BARCELONA, Spain — Missy Franklin made history at the world swimming championships — and she might not even be the most impressive swimmer on her own team. The U.S. wom...
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Selig needs to show his handAug 03, 2013 9:05 pm - Trenton, New Jersey. That’s where it happens. That’s where the final breaths of Alex Rodriguez’s professional baseball career, probably, are being gasped. He homered the...
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Boomers fall in 11 to snap six-game winning streakAug 03, 2013 11:16 pm - The Rockford Aviators needed 11 innings to earn a 7-4 win over Schaumburg on Saturday night in front of 5,313 that saw the Boomers’ six-game winning streak end at Boomer...
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Cubs send message by designating BorbonAug 04, 2013 12:46 pm - Friday’s baserunning blunder wasn’t the only reason the Cubs designated backup outfielder Julio Borbon for assignment. But it was the final straw. Borbon hadn’t been mu...
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No stopping red-hot DodgersAug 04, 2013 3:19 pm - The Cubs have enough problems of their own these days, and on top of that, they’ve run into the hottest team in baseball. Their biggest problem has been scoring runs. Th...
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Cougars belt 3 homers in win over LumberKingsAug 03, 2013 9:57 pm - CLINTON, Iowa — Kane County smashed 3 home runs in the first three innings as the Cougars earned a 6-1 triumph over the Clinton LumberKings on Saturday night at Ashford ...
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Martellus Bennett enjoys energy of Soldier FieldAug 04, 2013 11:38 am - BOURBONNAIS — For Martellus Bennett, Saturday night’s practice was his first time at Soldier Field, and he said the 29,000 made it special when he and his teammates were...
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Bears' Marshall plans to play at heavier weightAug 04, 2013 4:18 pm - BOURBONNAIS — At 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, Brandon Marshall has always been capable of going into Beast Mode after catching the football. His 118 receptions for 1,508 yar...
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Red Stars keep playoff hopes aliveAug 03, 2013 11:21 pm - The Chicago Red Stars treated a sellout home crowd of 3,400 to a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Reign on Saturday at Benedictine University Sports complex in Lisle. The wi...